#9838C2#9838C2

#9838C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.211 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838C2
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 60.61, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 81.39, 318.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1451 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.211 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0990, 13.3995, 52.3454)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838C2 #62C238

analogous

#5338C2 #9838C2 #C238A7

triadic

#9838C2 #C29838 #38C298

tetradic

#9838C2 #C25338 #62C238 #38A7C2

square

#9838C2 #C25338 #62C238 #38A7C2

split-complementary

#9838C2 #A7C238 #38C253

monochromatic

#4E1D63 #732A93 #9838C2 #B165D2 #C994E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9838C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9838C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838C2

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838C2	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D69BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.211 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77d5',
    500: '#9838c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838c2;
$custom-light: #ba77d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5385,
    "c": 0.21112,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838C2

secondary

#9ECB8A

accent

#DF4977

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838C2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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